Non-refillable bottle.



W. H. SPELLMON.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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WITNESSES: 9/10 ATTORNEYS UNITE STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

WILLIAM H. SPELLMON, OF HALEDON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOSAMUEL BUSER, OF HALEDON, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 26, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14:, 1911.

Serial No. 557,704.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, l ViLLIaM ll. SPELL- MON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Haledon, in the county of Passaic and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Non-Refillable Bottle, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and has reference moreparticularly to a device of this class in which a valved closure isprovided for the neck so that fluid can freely escape from the bottlewhen the same is inverted, but which renders ditlicult the introductionof fluid into the bottle through the neck. The valve comprises a valveseat and a member adapted to rest upon said seat to close the neck oiening, the member consisting of a shell having a buoyant body so thatit will float into a closed position when the bottle is inverted in abody of fluid.

The obj cct of the invention is to provide a convenient, strong anddurable non-refillable bottle, which is simple in construction andinexpensive to manufacture, which permits fluid to be poured freely fromthe bottle butrenders the introduction of fluid through the neckextremely ditticult, which cannot be filled by inverting the bottle in abody of fluid, as the valve member will float into a closed position,and which is so constructed that the valve will tend to close even whenthe neck of the bottle is arranged in a. horizontal or slightlydownwardly inclined position.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the Views, and in which Figure 1 is alongitudinal section of the neck of a bottle having an embodiment of myinvention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of thebottle neck, on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of the neck of the bottle, showing the same tilted so that fluidcan escape therefrom.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, itshould be clearly understood that while I have chosen to show the sameas applied to a bottle, the device can be ad autageously employed withother containers for fluids and the like, provided the container has asuitable neck or corresponding part in which the valve and itsassociated elements can be positioned. T. provide a valve memberconsisting of a shell of metal or the like, having therein a buoyantbody, so that the valve will float when immersed in fluid. The shell maybe fashioned from metal or any other suitable material, and the buoyantbody from cork or any other substance adapted for the purpose. These andothers of the details of coustruction form no part of the invention, andcan be varied in accordance with individual pre'l'ermice and specialconditions, without. departing from the underlying spirit of theinvention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown for example, aneck '10 of a glass or other bottle 11 adapted to contain fluid 12. Theneck, at the mouth 13, is formed to receive a cork or other stopper H,in the usual manner. The cork can be withdrawn by means of a corkscrew,or in any other suitable manner, when it is desired to open the bottle.intermediate its ends, the neck has an upwardly tapered enlargement 15,for a purpose to appear hereinafter. At its lower end, the neck has aninwardly disposed, annular rib 16 constituting a stop, the function ofwhich will appear below, and which is preferably formed integral withthe neck.

A sleeve 17, consisting preferably of a tubular inetal member,substantially smaller in diameter than the internal diameter of theneck, is located in the latter, and near its lower end has a reducedpart 18, at which are located a shouhler 1t) and a tlange 20. Betweenthese is positioned a ring 21. of cork or other material, which [itssnugly at the inside of the neck, and serves to hold the sleeve securelywith respect to the neck, and at the same time to form a tight ointaround the sleeve. At the lower end, the sleeve is extended to formspring lingers 22, pro vidcd at the ends with beveled hooks 23 adaptedto engage under the stop rib 16, to hold the sleeve in place.

The sleeve has openings Q-Cl; directly above the shoulder 19, which isformed at the upper end of the reduced part 18. A valve member 26,consisting of a metal. shell 27, inclosing a cork body 28, is slidablylocated within the sleeve and is substantially equal in diameter to thereduced part 18 thereof, so that it can seat at the upper rim 29 ofthereduced part, the upper rim forming a valve seat for the valve member.The buoyant body extends slightly beyond the upper end of the shell andis concave.

The sleeve, at the upper end has an enlarged part 30, which is upwardlytapered, and provided with \l-shaped openings 31. The part 30 is locatedsubstantially in the enlargement 15 of the neck. A weighting member 32,consisting preferably of a metal ball, is movable within the enlargedpart 30 of the sleeve, and in an upright position of the bottle restsupon the concave upper end of. the valve member, whereby it tends tomaintain the same seated should the bottle be placed in an uprightposition in a mass of fluid. I employ a guard 33, consisting of a platecut away in the middle, to form a laterally disposed flange 34. It hasat the end a flange 35 disposed oppositely tothe flange 3%, and isprovided with a sleeve 36 receiving a pin 37, by means of which it ismovably mounted at the upper end of the sleeve 17. The guard serves toprevent the improper manipulation of the valve through the introductionof a suitable implement.

hen the bottle is inverted, after the stopper let is removed, fluid canflow from the bottle through the openings 24-, around the sleeve 17, andout at the mouth of the neck. It will be understood that tilting theneck permits the valve member, and the weight member 32, to move towardthe upper end of the sleeve, so that the valve seat is not closed.Should the bottle be immersed in an inverted position in a mass offluid, the valve member will float into a closed position against thevalve seat, at 29, while if the bottle is positioned in a mass of fluid,in an upright position, the valve member cannot float from the valveseat, owing to the imposed weight 32. If the bottle is positioned sothat the neck is horizontal, or slightly inclined, the member 32is'still operative to close the valve member, owing to the tapered termof the part 30 of the sleeve 17. By inclosing the body 28 in the shell26, the body cannot swell when it becomes moistened, and is constrainedto maintain its normal shape. The valve member will thus at all times beoperative, and cannot warp or change its form.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Let ters Patent:

1. A non-refillable bottle having a neck, a sleeve therein, means forsecuring said sleeve in position Within said neck, said sleeve having avalve-seat, a movable valve member located within said sleeve andconsisting of a buoyant body, a weighting member within said sleeve andconsisting of a roller, a guard mounted at the upper end of said sleeve,said sleeve above said valveseat being outwardly offset to form anupwardly tapered part provided with oppositely tapered openings in thesides thereof, said buoyant body being adapted to close said valve-seatto prevent the flow of fluid through said sleeve.

2. A non-refillable bottle having a neck, a sleeve therein provided witha valve-seat, a movable valve member in said sleeve and adapted to restat said seat to close said sleeve. means for securing said sleeve inposition within said neck, and a guard mounted at the upper end of saidsleeve, said guard being pivotally secured at the upper end of saidsleeve, and comprising a plate having laterally disposed flangesextending in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. SPELLMON.

lVitnesses Joan K. BRACIIVOGEL, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

